The clues....

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28 Dismantles pole sections ( 7) 29 Weighted with pinched lead ( 7) 1 Very slow flow, e. g. of an almost dried up stream ( 7) 5 Arun is a major river of this ( former) county ( 6) 9 Name of several British rivers, notably in Hampshire and Warwickshire ( 4) 10 Game fish in the same family as the rainbow ( 5,5) 11 120- acre, 3 lakes Essex reservoir ( anag. of ‘ held a rig’) ( 8) 12 e. g. total casting distance ( anag. of ‘ anger’) ( 5)

13 Type of oil found in e. g. mackerel ( 5)

15 Adam ____, Guru’s brand manager ( 6)

18 Well- soaked and boiled, these hard brown nuts make a good carp bait ( 6)

20 ___ Pits, fishery in Bedfordshire ( anag. of ‘ set low’) ( 6)

22 Square blocks of e. g. cheese or bread bait ( 5)

24 Line is run through these guides ( 3,5)

26 Variety of a ‘ common’ with few, large scales ( 6,4) 27 Hook- to- nylon has a __ knot at one end ( 4)

2 One flows through Yorkshire, and one through Aberdeenshire ( 5,3)

3 e. g. Worcester and Birmingham ___ ( 5) 4 Apply grease/ oil ( 9) 5 Depth- finding instrument ( anag. of ‘ arson’) ( 5)

6 Quiver style indicators for e. g. zig- rigs ( 9)

7 Evaded ( capture) ( anag. of ‘ dud eel’) ( 6)

8 Term for a big baiting feeder ( anag. of ‘ shore B’) ( 6)

14 The Water of Leith is this city’s main river ( anag. of ‘ hub rig end’) ( 9)

16 How the float is set in the ‘ lift method’ ( 9)

17 Its length allows more accurate bait presentation and quicker response to bites ( 4,4)

19 Dilip __, MBE, specialist angler ( 6)

21 Rod’s bending quality ( 6) 23 Good additive for tench, maple ___ ( 5)

25 e. g. creek or cove ( 5)